Example sentences for: italian-

How can you use “italian-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • What I asked Angelo was this: Why would an Italian-American, heir to the greatest cuisine on the planet, stoop to eat chicken-fried steak at a redneck restaurant chain?

  • More than 10,000 Italian-Americans living in California were forced to leave their homes during World War II, and 600,000 were classified as enemy aliens until Italy's surrender in 1943, according to the Post.

  • A preening Italian-American sports agent (Al Palagonia) declares that he has no mob ties and that he resents being stereotyped, shortly before delivering a stereotypical (and very funny, Scorsese-esque) recitation of the luxuries (Ferraris, Rolexes, mansions) that await Jesus if he signs on the dotted line.

  • Then the riskiness of the bet on the Italian-German interest differential could be reduced by taking out a side bet, shorting Italian stocks--and so on.

  • Martin Scorsese's brilliant Italian-American movies strive for, and often achieve, the altitude of classical tragedy--they tell the stories of heroes whose fates are the result of their own flawed natures.


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